Taking Pictures With Your Favorite Settings (Program Ae Mode) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Operating Instructions Manual

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[REC] Mode:
Taking Pictures with Your Favorite Settings
( : Program AE Mode)
The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and the aperture value according to the
brightness of the subject.
You can take pictures with greater freedom by changing various settings in the [REC] menu.
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Set the drive mode lever to [
Set the mode dial to [
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To change the setting while taking pictures, refer to
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Using the [REC] Mode Menu
[CUSTOM] Menu
Set the focus mode lever to [AFS] or
[AFC].
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Refer to P52 for [AFS] and [AFC].
Press the shutter button halfway to focus.
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The focus indication (green) lights when the subject is
focused.
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The focus indication blinks when the subject is not
focused. In this case, a picture is not taken. Press the
shutter button halfway to focus on the subject again.
• The focus range is different depending on the lens used.
– When the 14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in
DMC-G2K is used: 0.3 m (0.99 feet) to
• If the [SENSITIVITY] is set to [ISO100] and the aperture value is set to F3.5 (when the
14 – 42 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G2K is attached), the shutter speed is
automatically set between about 30 seconds and 1/4000th of a second.
Press the halfway pressed shutter button
fully to take a picture.
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A picture is not taken until the subject is brought into focus.
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If you want to press the shutter button fully to take a picture even when the subject is
not focused, set [FOCUS PRIORITY] in the [CUSTOM] menu to [OFF]. (P138)
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The access indication lights (P29) red when pictures are being recorded on the card.
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You can also take pictures using the Touch Shutter function (P54).
∫ To adjust the exposure and take pictures at times when the image appears too
dark (P72)
∫ To adjust the colors and take pictures at times when the image appears too red
(P86)
∫ When recording motion pictures (P110)
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(P126) or
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Using the
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